2004 WA Premier's Literary Awards

The winners of the WA Premier's Awards for 2004 (an award that slipped under the Matilda radar) have now been announced. The winners:

FictionSixty Lights, Gail Jones [along with the Premier's Award]

PoetryAgainst Certain Capture, Miriam Wei Wei Lo

Non-FictionConversations with the Constitution, Greg Craven Redbill: From Pearls to Peace - The Life and Times of a Remarkable Lugger, Kate Lance

West Australian History AwardBehind the Play, Anthony Maker

Children's BooksA Home for Bilby, Joanne Crawford & Grace Fielding

Young Adults' AwardFireshadow, Anthony Eaton

Script AwardYandy, Jolly Read

Full details of the shortlists are also available. It is interesting to note that Jones and Winton have now gone head-to-head in two Premier's awards with the current score being one-all. Jones is also nominated for the Miles Franklin Award, unlike Winton.